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| ex·sert [ ik súrt ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle ex·sert·ed, present participle ex·sert·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·serts) |
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extend something out: to thrust out or project something
  A bee exserts its sting.
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adjective |
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projecting: projecting beyond an enclosing or adjoining part
an exsert stamen
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| [Early 19th century. < Latin ex(s)ert-, past participle of ex(s)erere (see exert)] |
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| ex·ser·tion noun |
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